Before The King there was The King
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And I have a few of his records...
https://www.commentary.org/articles/terry-teachout/nat-king-cole-extraordinary-jazz-musician/
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He really was a great pianist. I had an old record on vinyl with his trio backing Charlie Parker - he swung the crap out of Cherokee, if I remember correctly.
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He really was a great pianist. I had an old record on vinyl with his trio backing Charlie Parker - he swung the crap out of Cherokee, if I remember correctly.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Before The King there was The King:
He really was a great pianist. I had an old record on vinyl with his trio backing Charlie Parker - he swung the crap out of Cherokee, if I remember correctly.
...the wonders of YouTube - here it is!
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There's an old joke about a new black preacher in town, calling on the members of his church the week before his first service.
He looks at the address, walks up to the door and knocks. The door is answered by an elderly lady, who exclaims, "Nat King Cole!"
The preacher tells her he's often mistaken for Nat, as he has an uncanny resemblance, but he's her new pastor and would love to see her at church on Sunday.
On to the next address, where he knocks on the door and a man and his wife come to greet him. "Nat King Cole!", they exclaim in almost unison.
Again, the preacher goes through his same explanation, leaving with an invite to services on Sunday.
He walks on down the street, knocking on the front door of the next address on his list.
The door is opened by a young lady, a beautiful woman rivaling any Nubian princess, wearing nothing bit a smile and a see-through negligee'.
Wide-eyed, she looks at him and says. "Oh, Nat King Cole!" in a voice dripping with honey.
The new pastor was singing as he walked through the door and into the house, "Rambling Rose, Rambling Rose...".
